More plans a-changin'

We decided we're not coming home tonight. Last night we pulled into Crescent City, CA and found a hotel, and now have the plan to possibly make it all the way to Newport, OR to spend just a few hours before heading to Portland to spend the night. Then get up early tomorrow and be home by mid-day. Yesterday, we spent a bit of time getting out of San Francisco, seeing Lombard Street (the crookedest street in the world), driving past a cathedral that was built as an exact replica of Notre Dame, and going across the Golden Gate Bridge. We then made our way up the California coastline, enjoying our first glimpses of the Giant Redwoods. We drove through the famous "drive thru tree" and stopped to let the kids climb into a few of the trunks that we hollowed out and large enough for all four of them to sit in comfortably. We stopped in Eureka, Ca at a Irish Pub for REAL seafood and it was such a cute place! Made me feel like I walked into a real pub in Ireland. Then we found a beach a little to the north to let the kids enjoy the cold windy ocean for about 8 minutes. It was just too cold to stay longer and we were dressed for California... not Washington beaches (which is what it looked like!) Our hotel here in Crecent City is a little on the downward side- as hotels go- but the room itself is the biggest hotel room I've ever seen, without adding a livingroom space. LOTS of room and the kids enjoyed a jacuzzi bath late last night. Then- off to bed, too late to have blogged last night. Now we're off for Oregon. Wish us luck!